KENTUCKY BOARD OF MEDICAL IMAGING & RADIATION THERAPY December 10, 2014

1:00 pm

December 10, 2014

1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Board Members Present: Steve Wells, Andrea Cornuelle, Amy Adkins, Carol Scherbak, Betty Brown, Sheryl Abercrombie and Cynthia Knapp

Board Members Absent: Anne Marie Brown

ExOfficio Members: Vanessa Breeding and Brian Judy

Guests: Dewey Crawford and Ellis Blanton

AGENDA ITEM / DISCUSSION / Action
Call to order
Sheryl Abercrombie / Meeting was called to order at 1:14 pm.
Approval of November Minutes / Steve made a motion to accept the November board meeting minutes as amended. Cynthia seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Approval of Board Travel and per diem / Andrea made a motion to approve the board member travel and per diem. Amy seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Committee Work Sessions
Committee Reports / Education Committee:
No Report
Complaint/Violation Committee
14.02- Ongoing
14.11- Ongoing
14.13 A & B Recommendation to close
14.15 Ongoing
14.16 Ongoing
Violations/Complaints committee recommends closing the following case:
14.13 A & B.
Applications Committee:
A telephonic prehearing conference was held on November 24, 2014, for an individual who was denied a license due to not graduating from an accredited radiation therapy program. Pursuant to KRS 13B.120, after having reviewed the administrative record and Recommended Order, the Board hereby adopts as its own the Recommended Order of the Hearing Officer. Administrative Action No. 14-MIR-0304 is hereby dismissed as withdrawn.
A telephonic prehearing conference was held on December 8, 2014, for an individual who was denied a license due to not graduating from an accredited radiography program. This appeal is ongoing and another telephone prehearing conference shall be held on June 5, 2015.
The committee reviewed 1 application for a temporary license. The committee made a motion to deny this application from a graduate due to her graduating from a program in 1982 and is not eligible to sit for the ARRT examination.
Communications Committee
Discussion concerning re-working the monthly renewal letter.
Regulations Revision Committee
The committee continues to work on the regulations revisions. / Steve seconded the committee’s recommendation. Motion passed.
Andrea seconded the committee’s recommendations. Motion passed.
The letter will be re-worked and be ready to send out for the January 2015 renewal notices.
Steve seconded the committee’s recommendation. Motion passed.
Amy made a motion to approve the Definitions Section of the regulations that have been revised. Steve seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Executive Director Update
Vanessa Breeding / License Update
November
New -50
Renewal -273
ISC—8
Exams-9
Total Deposit $13,465.00
YTD account balance-- $50,056.06
All pre-filed bills on the LRC website are continuing to be reviewed and there has not been anything filed that would relate to this board.
Updates from KY-Interactive-online renewal have been launched and also online verification went live yesterday and no problems at this time have been reported. / Cynthia made a motion for weekly deposits to be made. Betty seconded the motion. After discussion, Cynthia amended her motion for a bi-monthly deposit to be made. Motion passed.
Cynthia made a motion to not provide a listing of licensees to be sold to outside organizations. Betty seconded the motion. Motion passed.
A motion was made by Sheryl to go into closed session citing Administrative Regulation pursuant to KRS 61.810 (1)(f). Motion seconded by Amy Adkins.
Motion was made and passed to return to open session.
Brian Judy
MOA / Brian Judy reported that he attends a yearly conference for FARB and has asked for a KBMIRT allocation for this conference.
MOA-No new information to provide at this time. / Andrea made a motion to approve up to $750.00 for the KBMIRT portion of the cost for Brian to attend this conference. Carol seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Future meetings / January 14, 2015- 42 Fountain Place, Frankfort 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The January 14, 2015 board meeting will be cancelled due to not having a quorum on this date.
The regulations revision committee will meet to finalize the regulations. / Cynthia made a motion to continue the board meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month in 2015. Carol seconded the motion. Motion passed.
Meeting adjourned / 4:13 pm meeting adjourned.